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Year of the Cooperative, a Year for Localization

Note From the Dominican Republic: Empowering Girls and Their Communities Through Savings

A New Roadmap for Microfinance Transparency, Client Protection and Social Performance

WWB White Paper on Providing Women Access to Financial Services in Response to Proposals by the G‐20 Financial Inclusion Group

News Highlights

Redbook Magazine features Women's World Banking in "7 Easy Ways to Save a Whole Family from Poverty"

January 23, 2012
Road Map for the Microfinance Industry: Focusing on Responsible and Client-Centered Microfinance

January 18, 2012
Mary Ellen Iskenderian blogs for Financial Access Initiative (FAI) on "The Year in Microfinance"

December 29, 2011

Headlines

Product Development for Microfinance

Source: Microfinance Focus

February 19, 2012
Host Your Own International Women's Day Event

February 13, 2012
VimoSEWA all set to become first micro insurance agent

Source: Indian Express

February 13, 2012
Year of the Cooperative, a Year for Localization

Source: Wall Street Journal/Livemint.com

February 10, 2012

Network Member News

VimoSEWA all set to become first micro insurance agent

Source: Indian Express

February 13, 2012
Year of the Cooperative, a Year for Localization

Source: Wall Street Journal/Livemint.com

February 10, 2012
Ujjivan raises $25 million in equity financing

Source: Economic Times

February 1, 2012
Note From the Dominican Republic: Empowering Girls and Their Communities Through Savings

Source: microLinks

February 1, 2012

Upcoming Events

Talking Trade at FIT: "Creating Sustainable Futures- Women’s Empowerment and the International Fashion Industry" New York, NY

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 18:30 - 20:00
Passports to Progress- "The Bottom Line: How Big Business is Empowering Women and Girls"

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (All day)
"Women are useful to microfinance: how can we make microfinance more useful for women?" London, England

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 17:13
Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 (All day)

Featured Video

Regina Kaziri- New Beginnings

December 14, 2011
WWB and Banco ADOPEM's "Contracorriente"- Financial Educaton Trailer

December 6, 2011
WWB President and CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian speaks at the 2011 BSR Conference

December 6, 2011

Speaking Engagements

All speaking engagements conducted by President and CEO, Mary Ellen Iskenderian unless otherwise indicated. Fill out a speaking engagement request if you wish to invite global team members to your conference or event.

Talking Trade at FIT: "Creating Sustainable Futures- Women’s Empowerment and the International Fashion Industry" New York, NY

When: Thu, 2012-02-23 18:30
Center for Microfinance Leadership - Advanced Leadership Program

When: Fri, 2011-12-02 14:30

Latest Press Releases

Can a Soap Opera Inspire a Woman to Change her Life? WWB Network Member Banco ADOPEM Launches a Social Soap Opera to Empower Women in the Dominican Republic with Financial Education Themes

October 14, 2011

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